The Wabash Apaches only won by three when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 44-point they dealt the North Miami Warriors on Friday. Wabash took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 70-26 victory over North Miami. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 46-16.
Leading Wabash to victory were Izaak Wright and Grant Ford. Wright scored 21 points along with nine rebounds and five steals, while Ford scored 23 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Trevor Daughtry, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
North Miami's loss came despite strong showings from Jacob Riley and Drew Wright. Riley scored 15 points along with seven rebounds, while Wright scored seven points along with five rebounds. That was a full 57.7% of North Miami's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
North Miami struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Wabash racked up 14 assists.
Wabash has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for North Miami, they bumped their record down to 2-12 with that defeat, which was their 15th straight at home.
Wabash will head out on the road to face off against Eastern at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for North Miami, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Southwood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
